"A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car." (Kenneth Tynan)

"Art is a private thing, the artist makes it for himself;
a comprehensible work is the product of a journalist. We
need works that are strong, straight, precise, and forever
beyond understanding." (Kenneth Tynan)

"It is the nature of ambition to make men liars and cheats,
to hide the truth in their breasts, and show, like jugglers, another thing in their mouths, to cut all friendships and enmities to the measure of their own interest, and to make a good countenance without the help of good will." (Kenneth Tynan)

"Western man, especially the Western critic, still finds it
very hard to go into print and say: 'I recommend you to go
and see this because it gave me an erection.'" (Kenneth Tynan)